RUNNNG
Parkrun Junior 2K
3 BRJ’ers were in action at Jubilee Park alongside 66 other participants. George Jenner led home the squad in 4th position, Stanley Coe, in 7th, secured a Course Best time (00:09:40) & Sophie Coe was 26th.
Parkrun 5K
BRJ’ers returned to Bedford, Hellibrunn (Salzburg, Austria), Pocket, Sandringham, The Plens, Weymouth & Woodhouse Moor. 2 BRJ’ers secured new Club 5K PB’s. These were:-
i). Catton #503 – Emma Rigby by 4 Min 17 Secs compared to Black Park Parkrun #728 of 31 August (PB #2 of 2024).
ii). Storeys Field #158 – Kathy Unwin by a 30 Sec margin compared to Race 1 (Eye) of the 2024 Peterborough Grand Prix of 12 June (PB #5 of 2024).
There were 2 BRJ Parkrun Venue Debuts namely, 3rd place for Simon Moore at the Howard Temin Lakeshore Perth Parkrun (Madison, USA) & by Kerry Surkitt at Pendle which was her 100th different Parkrun Venue.
Huntingdon Parkrun #512 was the “Nominated” event for September in the Senior Running Championships, which saw a significant attendance by 40+ Seniors members. The event saw new Club 5K PB’s achieved by:-
i). Emily Miller by 18 Secs compared to Bideford Parkrun #2 of 2 April. This was PB #10 of 2024 which makes Emily the current leader in the Senior Women’s “Most PB’s” competition.
ii). Neil Parker by 1 Min 7 Secs compared to Irchester Country Parkrun #167 of 25 May (PB #2).
Robin Cooper, Adam D’Souza, Simon Mayes (7th place) & Alex Mitton (4th) all achieved Course Best times. Finally, there were Parkrun Milestones for Richard Stevens (#175), Anna Best (#225) & Annette Newton (#300).
The full set of Senior results that include the Age / Gender graded scores counting towards the Senior Champs are:-
| Race: Huntingdon Parkrun 5K #512 Date: 14/09/24 Nos of Finishers: 300 | ||||
| Position | Name | Time | Age-Grade % | Notes |
| 4 | Alex Mitton | 00:18:28 | 70.31% | |
| 7 | Simon Mayes | 00:19:26 | 68.61% | |
| 10 | Cameron Taylor-Hall | 00:20:02 | 64.81% | |
| 11 | Neil Whitaker | 00:20:04 | 69.77% | |
| 12 | Jim Greenley | 00:20:06 | 74.54% | |
| 15 | Paul Mitton | 00:20:30 | 73.09% | |
| 18 | Slawomir Dziamaga | 00:20:48 | 68.83% | |
| 20 | Robin Cooper | 00:21:01 | 64.31% | |
| 22 | Adam D’Souza | 00:21:19 | 61.38% | |
| 27 | Douglas Rowan | 00:21:42 | 61.14% | |
| 33 | John Clark | 00:22:01 | 65.48% | |
| 36 | Emily Miller | 00:22:06 | 66.82% | PB |
| 45 | Ian Lasseter | 00:23:28 | 66.41% | |
| 51 | Richard Orrell | 00:23:39 | 67.51% | |
| 53 | Steve McNicoll | 00:23:48 | 70.59% | |
| 61 | Tim Legge | 00:24:13 | 59.53% | |
| 67 | Ruth Foster | 00:24:34 | 75.44% | |
| 76 | Nigel Maggs | 00:25:08 | 67.44% | |
| 80 | Nicki McMahon | 00:25:17 | 59.66% | |
| 83 | Ian Wilson | 00:25:27 | 58.87% | |
| 89 | Felicity Baillie | 00:25:53 | 57.57% | |
| 90 | Neil Parker | 00:25:54 | 62.16% | PB |
| 91 | Annette Newton | 00:26:00 | 83.53% | |
| 92 | Paul Beeson | 00:26:01 | 65.73% | |
| 94 | Helen Richsrdson | 00:26:03 | 60.84% | |
| 99 | Paul Harris | 00:26:20 | 55.19% | |
| 106 | Tony Foster | 00:26:43 | 62.32% | |
| 114 | Clive Best | 00:27:10 | 65.95% | |
| 148 | David Spurle | 00:28:37 | 48.92% | |
| 159 | Kate Ruddock | 00:29:29 | 57.26% | |
| 169 | Megan Wilson | 00:30:03 | 49.14% | |
| 174 | Richard Stevens | 00:30:12 | 48.45% | |
| 175 | Kevin Ryan | 00:30:12 | 56.13% | |
| 182 | Chloe Wilson | 00:32:03 | 46.07% | |
| 205 | Tom Brand | 00:33:17 | 47.22% | |
| 206 | Diane Shutt | 00:33:21 | 59.17% | |
| 219 | Juliet Aungier | 00:34:53 | 44.00% | |
| 220 | Sarah Taylor-Hall | 00:34:54 | 44.32% | |
| 250 | Anna Best | 00:38:05 | 56.19% | |
| 255 | Amie Taylor-Hall | 00:38:57 | 37.91% | |
| 267 | Peter Jackson | 00:41:08 | 40.15% | |
| 280 | Alison Orrell | 00:45:38 | 40.14% | |
An update of the competition positions, including the scores from this Huntingdon Parkrun, will feature in next weeks report.
Bourn to Run 10K
The 17th edition of this local run introduced a new route for 2024 which was a reverse of previous years. Of the 128 finishers, Tom Brand completed the course in position 64 in a time of 00:57:38.
Zig Zag 1/2 Marathon (Huntingdon)
Darren Butler, in his Debut Club 1/2 Marathon, finished the laps of Hinchingbrooke Country Park in 17th position in 2:31:15.
Thames Tow Path Challenge
With the aim of raising funds to build a new hut for the 1st Somersham Scouts, our Welfare Officer, Emma Stevens, & former club member Georgina Godby took on the Thames Towpath Challenge opting for the 100K (62 miles) in 1 day option.
Their challenge started at London’s Putney Bridge & headed westwards through Richmond, Hampton Court, Runnymede, Windsor, Marlow & ending in Henley-on -Thames. Of the 733 successful participants, Emma finished in position 700 in a time of 29:33:52. Emma has a Justgiving page if you wish to make donation to this worthy cause.
MULTI-SPORTS
Swim Serpentine London
2 BRJ’ers were among the 3,441 swimmers that completed the 2 mile event. As a result of this successful performance they both qualified for the prestigious London Classics Medal. Their results were:-
NAME TIME POSITION
Paul Fullalove 00:56:56 138
Paul Treadwell 1:44:50 2,902
